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A photograph of a shrine façade with a colourful painted dome and scaffolding above it, set against a cream wall with lattice windows. Inside the shrine, a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands sits in a gilded arch. In front, a black pot-shaped vessel rests on a wooden platform draped with a white jasmine garland, flanked by brass oil lamps and a fan. Three people in saffron-orange robes kneel and attend the ritual: one with a shaved head and tilak leans in to the vessel, and two others, one with a shaved head and tilak, kneel at the sides. A figure in orange appears to be performing a abhishekam to the linga.

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June 29 20142014-06-29A photograph of an ornate shrine entrance with a grey-green doorframe framed by red and gold scrollwork pillars and pink and yellow decorative cornices. A pink and gold domed roof sits above, under scaffolding poles. Inside the dark doorway, a small deity murti is faintly visible behind a carved arch. A folded green cloth lies on the step, and a floral-patterned mat is on the ground to the right. No people are visible.2014-06-19May 29 20152015-05-29November 25 20062006-11-25June 30 20142014-06-30A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of a standing goddess with a red crown and a gold-painted figure, flanked by a second deity in a purple and gold sari with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In front, a white-robed seated figure with a small orange cloth is surrounded by flower offerings, fruit, brass lamps and a gold-lined altar. Four people in orange robes stand and sit around the shrine: a man in orange with a bare upper body holding a flower-filled plate, a man in orange with flowers in his hand, and a bearded man in orange holding a microphone at lower right. Fruit, marigolds and brass oil lamps are arranged on the stone platform for abhishekam and darshan.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers, set on a stone platform with carved panels. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Two men in orange robes stand at the left edge, one holding a silver plate and wearing beaded necklaces, the other in white dhoti. A small seated figure in orange sits before the deity. Orange curtains hang at the sides, with red flower garlands draped along the pillars and a red-and-white painted wall behind.2010-10-18 +1 copiesTemple shrine with a large deity murti of a standing figure with crown and ornate necklaces, flanked by flower garlands in yellow, purple and red. A woman in a white sari stands at a kalasha-like pot, offering or pouring at the central altar. Two men in saffron/orange robes kneel and attend at the base, one holding a tray. Brass vessels, a small red-clad figure, and marigold garlands surround the altar. Blue cloth hangs at left, with trees visible outdoors. Appears to be a puja or abhishekam scene.2009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with orange cloth hangings and banana leaves. In the centre, a deity murti with a crown and marigold garlands is set in a golden arch framed with flowers. Four people in orange and saffron robes stand in front of the shrine: a bearded man on the left, a young attendant holding a small vessel, and a woman in orange reaching toward the deity's pedestal. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a small white stone figure sits on the platform.2010-02-12November 29 20112011-11-29Photo of a temple shrine during worship. Three men in saffron-orange robes perform puja at a deity murti of a seated couple adorned with red garlands, a red crown and jewelry, set under a golden arched canopy. A man at left holds a tall brass lamp (oil lamp) and another stands at centre offering a plate of flames and flowers toward the deity; the front-left figure kneels with brass vessels, plates and offerings arranged on a stone ledge. Marigold and multicoloured garlands drape the murtis, and a blue-clad small figure sits among the offerings. Orange and pink flower arrangements frame the shrine.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph at a shrine with a stone platform in front of a row of deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A central seated figure with a tall black hair bun and red-and-gold attire, hands joined in namaste, sits between garlanded murtis. A man in an orange robe and a white-shirted attendant tend oil lamps and a white offering on the platform, while a devotee in white stands at the right edge. Photographed from behind the orange-robed priest, who wears a beaded necklace and white ash on his arm. Bells hang at the left and carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person at this event per page, though the seated figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2016-03-07